arterial (redirected from arterial rupture)

arterial /ar·te·ri·al/ (-al) pertaining to an artery or to the arteries.

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ar·te·ri·al (är-tîr-l)

adj.

1. Of or relating to one or more arteries or to the entire system of arteries.

2. Of, relating to, or being the bright red oxygenated blood in the arteries.

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ar·teri·al·ly adv.

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arterial,

adj of the arteries, the vessels through which oxygenated blood flows.

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arterial

pertaining to an artery or to the arteries.

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arterial anomaly

see arteriovenous fistula, portacaval shunt.

arterial baroreceptors

pressure-sensitive receptors in the blood vessels which initiate changes in blood volume; include low-pressure receptors in great veins and high-pressure receptors in carotid and aortic bodies.

arterial blood pressure

see blood pressure.

cerebral arterial circle

arterial circle created by the conjunction of the caudal communicating artery and the rostral cerebral artery. It encircles the optic chiasma and the hypophysis. Called also the circle of Willis.

cilial arterial circle

the circle of arteries in the ciliary muscle of the eye of birds.

arterial degeneration

includes arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis.

direct arterial blood pressure

direct measurement via a manometer inserted into the artery; procedure suited only to experimental procedures.

arterial embolism

see embolism.

arterial hypertrophy

hypertrophy of any or all layers of the arterial wall. Usually a response to an increased work load, e.g. in collateral arteries after occlusion of a main supply artery; may be associated with regional, e.g. pulmonary, hypertension.

indirect arterial blood pressure

see arterial blood pressure.

arterial inflammation

see arteritis.

iridial arterial circle

the arterial circle at the periphery of the iris.

arterial mineralization

see mineralization, intimal bodies.

arterial pulse

see pulse.

arterial rupture

traumatic rupture is more common than spontaneous rupture; the latter occurs in uterine arteries of hypocuprotic old mares at parturition, in dogs infested with Spirocerca lupi, in internal or maxillary arteries ulcerated by fungal infection in horses causing fatal hemorrhage into the guttural pouch.

arterial thromboembolism

see embolism, thrombosis, verminous mesenteric arteritis, saddle thrombus.

arterial thrombosis

the presence of a thrombus in an artery. See also thrombosis.